Caitlyn Jenner On Illegal Immigration: “I Would Provide Protection To The People That Are Here” But “I Don’t Want An Open Border”
Caitlyn Jenner who is now one of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s most high-profile challengers in the upcoming recall election, appeared on “CBS This Morning” today to talk about why she feels qualified to run. While there, she also shared her stance on a few important topic to voters.
When asked if she has engaged with the people in the Latinx community to find out what their priorities are, Jenner says she has and noted that she has also engaged with “all voters.” From there, the former athlete spoke about supporting a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers.
The 71-year-old explained, “I would provide protection to the people that are here. They can stay. Legal status, they’ve been here for years… I don’t want an open border where you have drug lords… terrorists, bad people coming across, MS-13, bad people. We’ve got to keep that out.”
The California Republican gubernatorial candidate previously said she favors granting a path to citizenship to the 1.75 million undocumented immigrants in the state’s labor force. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Jenner explained,
“I am for legal immigration, okay. What’s been happening on the border was honestly one of the reasons I decided to run for governor,” Jenner said in the interview. “I was watching people dying come across the river, kids in cages — whatever you want to call them.”
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“I would provide protection to the people that are here. They can stay. Legal status, they've been here for years… I don't want an open border where you have drug lords… terrorists, bad people coming across, MS-13, bad people. We've got to keep that out." — @Caitlyn_Jenner pic.twitter.com/pI9HBK4p0i
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) May 26, 2021